a user was using my app all day, the next day when he try to use the program
get the error like this:

the file c:\path\database.mdb not is a database valid format,

i try to read the database from msaccess app, but get the same error?

what happened, or what is wrong,,

i am frustated becuase is the second time that happen, the first tiem lose
a table, and now lose all the database.

somebody have any comments or suggestion or idea or anything, please

thank´s for any idea,,,

08-02-2001, 10:25 PM

Michael

Re: access database format no is valid

"Alejandro E." <sitma@sinfo.net> wrote:
>
>access 97
>vb6
>
>a user was using my app all day, the next day when he try to use the program
>get the error like this:
>
>the file c:\path\database.mdb not is a database valid format,
>
>i try to read the database from msaccess app, but get the same error?
>
>what happened, or what is wrong,,
>
>i am frustated becuase is the second time that happen, the first tiem lose
>a table, and now lose all the database.
>
>
>somebody have any comments or suggestion or idea or anything, please
>
>
>thank´s for any idea,,,
>
>

08-02-2001, 10:27 PM

Michael

Re: access database format no is valid

Compacting converted the Access 97 MDB. You have to open it with Access 2000
now.

"Alejandro E." <sitma@sinfo.net> wrote:
>
>access 97
>vb6
>
>a user was using my app all day, the next day when he try to use the program
>get the error like this:
>
>the file c:\path\database.mdb not is a database valid format,
>
>i try to read the database from msaccess app, but get the same error?
>
>what happened, or what is wrong,,
>
>i am frustated becuase is the second time that happen, the first tiem lose
>a table, and now lose all the database.
>
>
>somebody have any comments or suggestion or idea or anything, please
>
>
>thank´s for any idea,,,
>
>

08-03-2001, 12:20 AM

Alejandro E.

Re: access database format no is valid

"Michael" <mludwig@trikat.com> wrote:
>
>Compacting converted the Access 97 MDB. You have to open it with Access
2000
>now.
>
>"Alejandro E." <sitma@sinfo.net> wrote:
>>
>>access 97
>>vb6
>>
>>a user was using my app all day, the next day when he try to use the program
>>get the error like this:
>>
>>the file c:\path\database.mdb not is a database valid format,
>>
>>i try to read the database from msaccess app, but get the same error?
>>
>>what happened, or what is wrong,,
>>
>>i am frustated becuase is the second time that happen, the first tiem lose
>>a table, and now lose all the database.
>>
>>
>>somebody have any comments or suggestion or idea or anything, please
>>
>>
>>thank´s for any idea,,,
>>
>>
>
this mdb work fine in the day, but the next day get error.
what have to corrupt the mdb,?????

08-03-2001, 01:57 PM

Paul Clement

Re: access database format no is valid

On 2 Aug 2001 20:20:47 -0700, "Alejandro E." <sitma@sinfo.net> wrote:

¤
¤ "Michael" <mludwig@trikat.com> wrote:
¤ >
¤ >Compacting converted the Access 97 MDB. You have to open it with Access
¤ 2000
¤ >now.
¤ >
¤ >"Alejandro E." <sitma@sinfo.net> wrote:
¤ >>
¤ >>access 97
¤ >>vb6
¤ >>
¤ >>a user was using my app all day, the next day when he try to use the program
¤ >>get the error like this:
¤ >>
¤ >>the file c:\path\database.mdb not is a database valid format,
¤ >>
¤ >>i try to read the database from msaccess app, but get the same error?
¤ >>
¤ >>what happened, or what is wrong,,
¤ >>
¤ >>i am frustated becuase is the second time that happen, the first tiem lose
¤ >>a table, and now lose all the database.
¤ >>
¤ >>
¤ >>somebody have any comments or suggestion or idea or anything, please
¤ >>
¤ >>
¤ >>thank´s for any idea,,,
¤ >>
¤ >>
¤ >
¤ this mdb work fine in the day, but the next day get error.
¤ what have to corrupt the mdb,?????

As Michael mentioned it sounds like you compacted the database and converted it to Access 2000? Did
you compact the database?

Paul Clement <UseAdddressAtEndofMessage@swspectrum.com> wrote:
>On 2 Aug 2001 20:20:47 -0700, "Alejandro E." <sitma@sinfo.net> wrote:
>
>¤
>¤ "Michael" <mludwig@trikat.com> wrote:
>¤ >
>¤ >Compacting converted the Access 97 MDB. You have to open it with Access
>¤ 2000
>¤ >now.
>¤ >
>¤ >"Alejandro E." <sitma@sinfo.net> wrote:
>¤ >>
>¤ >>access 97
>¤ >>vb6
>¤ >>
>¤ >>a user was using my app all day, the next day when he try to use the
program
>¤ >>get the error like this:
>¤ >>
>¤ >>the file c:\path\database.mdb not is a database valid format,
>¤ >>
>¤ >>i try to read the database from msaccess app, but get the same error?
>¤ >>
>¤ >>what happened, or what is wrong,,
>¤ >>
>¤ >>i am frustated becuase is the second time that happen, the first tiem
lose
>¤ >>a table, and now lose all the database.
>¤ >>
>¤ >>
>¤ >>somebody have any comments or suggestion or idea or anything, please
>¤ >>
>¤ >>
>¤ >>thank´s for any idea,,,
>¤ >>
>¤ >>
>¤ >
>¤ this mdb work fine in the day, but the next day get error.
>¤ what have to corrupt the mdb,?????
>
>As Michael mentioned it sounds like you compacted the database and converted
it to Access
>2000? Did
>you compact the database?
>
>
>Paul ~~~ pclement@ameritech.net
>Microsoft MVP (Visual Basic)
never, i haven´t access 2000.

i can not access this database, when i try get the error.

thank´s for your response,,,

08-10-2001, 12:45 PM

jy

Re: access database format no is valid

"Alejandro E." <sitma@sinfo.net> wrote:
>
>Paul Clement <UseAdddressAtEndofMessage@swspectrum.com> wrote:
>>On 2 Aug 2001 20:20:47 -0700, "Alejandro E." <sitma@sinfo.net> wrote:
>>
>>¤
>>¤ "Michael" <mludwig@trikat.com> wrote:
>>¤ >
>>¤ >Compacting converted the Access 97 MDB. You have to open it with Access
>>¤ 2000
>>¤ >now.
>>¤ >
>>¤ >"Alejandro E." <sitma@sinfo.net> wrote:
>>¤ >>
>>¤ >>access 97
>>¤ >>vb6
>>¤ >>
>>¤ >>a user was using my app all day, the next day when he try to use the
>program
>>¤ >>get the error like this:
>>¤ >>
>>¤ >>the file c:\path\database.mdb not is a database valid format,
>>¤ >>
>>¤ >>i try to read the database from msaccess app, but get the same error?
>>¤ >>
>>¤ >>what happened, or what is wrong,,
>>¤ >>
>>¤ >>i am frustated becuase is the second time that happen, the first tiem
>lose
>>¤ >>a table, and now lose all the database.
>>¤ >>
>>¤ >>
>>¤ >>somebody have any comments or suggestion or idea or anything, please
>>¤ >>
>>¤ >>
>>¤ >>thank´s for any idea,,,
>>¤ >>
>>¤ >>
>>¤ >
>>¤ this mdb work fine in the day, but the next day get error.
>>¤ what have to corrupt the mdb,?????
>>
>>As Michael mentioned it sounds like you compacted the database and converted
>it to Access
>>2000? Did
>>you compact the database?
>>
>>
>>Paul ~~~ pclement@ameritech.net
>>Microsoft MVP (Visual Basic)
>never, i haven´t access 2000.
>
>i can not access this database, when i try get the error.
>
>
>thank´s for your response,,,
Sounds like the database file has become corrupt; try repairing and compacting
it using access97. j-y.